Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Blog Shifted to Personal site

Hi All

I have shifted my blog to my Personal site - www.prasanthmohanan.com
www.prasanthmohanan.com




Tuesday, March 29, 2011

How To Check If a Website Is Down Just For You, or Anyone

Sometimes when we are visiting a website, our browser will return with some unexpected results to tell us that a server is currently down, the webpage cannot be displayed. But, how do you make sure that a particular website is really down for just you, or

Some messages that will be displayed in your browser when we encountered this problem are:
Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage
Most likely causes:
* You are not connected to the Internet.
* The website is encountering problems.
* There might be a typing error in the address.

Failed to Connect
Firefox can’t establish a connection to the server at google.com.
Though the site seems valid, the browser was unable to establish a connection.
* Could the site be temporarily unavailable? Try again later.
* Are you unable to browse other sites? Check the computer’s network connection.
* Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing.


Downforeveryoneorjustme.com is a website that can perform this check, as sometimes your website will appear to be down, but actually you it is your DNS or ISP problem, also you are the only person not being able to see it. This site depends on the number of servers they are using, and on their IP diversity performed, so basically it will report the accurate result most of the times.



It’s a very helpful tool for you to check whether server is down for everyone or you have been fooled by your browser setting, your internet connection or that site is banned by someone from your PC. You can bookmark this website for quick access when you need it later.



Test Your Site on Different Browsers with BrowserShots

BrowserShots is a free open-source online service created by Johann C. Rocholl where you can test a website on of about 90 different browser’s versions with options to check a website on Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems.



You can also test according to Screen sizes, Color Depth, JavaScript, Java, and Flash. It is a handy tool especially for those webmasters that are doing new website or modifications on a site.


They will then make screenshots and upload them to the central server and show you the desired results in pictures format.



Free Website Templates Generator- Customize and Download

If you have no idea how to design your own web template, then you can go for open source template. There are thousands of web templates available on the Internet, but many of them do not bring a personal touch where you can personalize them online before downloading. It is depends on your personal template requirements.

doTemplate is a free web template builder website where you can easily personalize to create your own website template online before downloading. It’s free!




Besides personalize banner, title, slogan, choose your colors and fonts; the templates at doTemplate website are also Search Engine friendly compliant with XHTML and CSS standards, thus increasing the visibility and the traffic of your website.



Easily Improve Your Images Quality with One Click

Free online images editing tool is one of the popular resources people would like to look for on the Internet.
In fact, you are currently finding for a handy tool to improve your low quality images; this is the website to visit. The website comes with original colors restoration, color temperature correction, and poor lighting adjustment service. Upload any jpeg format images from your computer to get your quality improved images automatically. Apart from that, the enchanced image is displayed along with your original image to download as well, you can compare them easily.
For instance, this tool is much easier for those who don’t have photo editing software installed.



Visit: Improve Your Images



Monday, March 28, 2011

Automatically Protect Your Eyes From Computer Screens Using F.lux

Sitting long hours in front of the computer screen, especially for days and nights will make your eyes become tired, fatigued, and soon damaged without a good lightening.


Here is a piece of nice free software called F.lux that will make your life better by automatically adjust the lighting sensitivity of your screen colors according to time. The colors are adjusted according to time zone. Therefore, just set your location and transition speed. The time zone can be set by latitude and longitude or zip code located from the Google Map provided.

F.lux significantly helps to reduce the strain on your eyes especially during night time. After you have already installed it, F.lux will do the screen lightening adjustment task for you automatically.